Children out of school, primary in Kiribati
Kiribati: Children out of school, primary was 1,596 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Children out of school, primary in Kiribati, 1979–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for children out of school, primary in Kiribati is 1,596, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 2,521.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children out of school, primary in Kiribati peaked at 1,596 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1995.
That places Kiribati 152nd out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Children out of school, primary in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 822 | — |
| 1981 | 482 | -41.4% |
| 1982 | 267 | -44.6% |
| 1983 | 358 | +34.1% |
| 1984 | 408 | +14.0% |
| 1985 | 166 | -59.3% |
| 1986 | 164 | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 428 | +161.0% |
| 1989 | 92 | -78.5% |
| 1991 | 64 | -30.4% |
| 1992 | 63 | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 80 | +27.0% |
| 1994 | 37 | -53.8% |
| 1995 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1996 | 21 | — |
| 1997 | 178 | +747.6% |
| 2000 | 350 | +96.6% |
| 2014 | 60.88 | -82.6% |
| 2015 | 140.94 | +131.5% |
| 2016 | 164.59 | +16.8% |
| 2017 | 223.99 | +36.1% |
| 2020 | 361.65 | +61.5% |
| 2021 | 450.5 | +24.6% |
| 2022 | 794 | +76.2% |
| 2023 | 1,547 | +94.8% |
| 2024 | 1,596 | +3.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Children out of school, primary in Kiribati changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +747.6% | 21 | 178 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 822 | 822 | 822 | 1 |
| 1980s | 295.62 | 92 | 482 | 8 |
| 1990s | 63.29 | 0 | 178 | 7 |
| 2000s | 350 | 350 | 350 | 1 |
| 2010s | 147.6 | 60.88 | 223.99 | 4 |
| 2020s | 949.83 | 361.65 | 1,596 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
More education data for Kiribati
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 89.42 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 91.29 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 969 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 608 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 16,846 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 17,457 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1298 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children out of school, primary in Kiribati?
- Children out of school, primary in Kiribati was 1,596 in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest children out of school, primary recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 1,596 in 2024.
- What is the lowest children out of school, primary recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1995.
- How does Kiribati rank for children out of school, primary?
- Kiribati ranks 152nd out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children out of school, primary rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2,521.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kiribati data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Children out of school, primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.